Poplar’s girls’ basketball team fell behind early and lost to Glasgow, 71-57, in the consolation championship game of the Northern B divisional tournament in Glasgow on Saturday, Feb. 25. The Indians struggled against Glasgow’s full-court pressure during the first quarter and trailed by a 23-11 margin at the end of the period. Glasgow went on to grab a 31-13 advantage midway into the

Poplar’s girls’ basketball team crushed Shelby, 6536, in the opening round of the Northern C divisional tournament in Glasgow on Thursday, Feb. 23. The Indians enjoyed a great start against the District 1B tournament champion Shelby squad. Four points by Kessee Erickson and a three-pointer by Morgen Nordwick produced a quick 7-0 advantage. After the Coyotes battled back to 7-5, Poplar’s

Poplar’s girls’ basketball team gained control in the fourth quarter to down Conrad, 68-63, in loser-out action at the divisional tournament in Glasgow on Saturday, Feb. 25. The game was deadlocked at 51-51 until Kessee Erickson came up big with two straight baskets for a 55-51 lead with 3:31 left. Conrad was able to battle back to 57-56 on a basket and three-pointer. The Indians responded

Wolf Point’s girls’ basketball team took control in the second half to beat Poplar, 6542, in the semi-final round of the divisional tournament on Friday, Feb. 24. The Wolves held a slim 3228 half-time advantage and Poplar pulled to 32-30 when Kessee Erickson scored on an inbounds play to open the third quarter. Wolf Point’s man-to-man defense held the Indians scoreless for most of the

Wolf Point’s girls’ basketball team came back in the final minutes to edge Fairfield, 45-44, in the opening round of the Northern B divisional tournament on Thursday, Feb. 23. “We made a couple of big plays on defense,” Wolf Point Coach Frank Benson said of the comeback. “But Fairfield came to play.” Benson also said that an offensive adjustment pointed out by assistant coach

Eastern Montana Gymnastics attended both the Blast in the Badlands meet in Watford City, N.D., on Feb. 11-12, and the Twisted Moose meet in Minneapolis, Minn., on Feb. 19. Following the year’s trends, EMG had some top placings in both individual and team placings. In Watford City, which was attended by 22 team athletes, EMG had two top overall allaround placings. In bronze, Ila Lehner had

Wolf Point won the District 2B boys’ basketball championship with a convincing 68-64 victory over Malta in the title game of the district tournament on Saturday, Feb. 18. Wolf Point coach Cole Hanks believes this is the program’s first district championship since the 2019-2020 season. “I was proud of how we came together as a team after a tough last couple weeks of the season with injuries

Lustre’s boys’ basketball team trailed for most of the District 3C championship game against Scobey on Saturday, Feb. 18. Scobey’s leads included being ahead by a 3324 early in the fourth quarter, but the Lions didn’t panic and earned a 38-37 victory. “There was always a little nervousness, but we kept our composure and got the win,” Cayden Klatt said after the victory. Klatt accounted

The Lustre Christian Lions stormed into the title game of the District 3C boys’ basketball tournament with a 62-32 victory over Dodson in the semi-final round on Thursday, Feb. 16. The Lions jumped out to a 14-3 lead in the first quarter. Lustre then scored 21 points in the second period for a 3511 half-time advantage. Lustre struck for 17 more points in the third period to increase the